THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF NIGHTJARS CAPRIMULGUS-EUROPAEUS IN BRITAIN IN 1992 - A REPORT TO THE BRITISH-TRUST-FOR-ORNITHOLOGY

Authors
MORRIS A BURGES D FULLER RJ EVANS AD SMITH KW
Citation
A. Morris et al., THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF NIGHTJARS CAPRIMULGUS-EUROPAEUS IN BRITAIN IN 1992 - A REPORT TO THE BRITISH-TRUST-FOR-ORNITHOLOGY, Bird study, 41, 1994, pp. 181-191
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Ornithology
Journal title
Bird study → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063657
Volume
41
Year of publication
1994
Part
3
Pages
181 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3657(1994)41:<181:TSADON>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In 1992 the British Trust for Ornithology and the Royal Society for th e Protection of Birds organized a national survey of Nightjars. A tota l of 3093 churring males was located and the British population was es timated to be approximately 3400 males. This represents an increase in numbers of more than 50% since the last national survey in 1981. Poss ible reasons for this partial recovery after a long period of decline are discussed.